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Bitcoin works by spreading the currency's entire history of transactions — the blockchain, it's called — out across the whole network of its users. Rather than just recording transactions, Ethereum's blockchain would be able record and execute any program you can code. Bitcoin is a pretty interesting fish, but Ethereum is poised to be the whole oce... See more

Networks are experimenting with lockup mechanisms for ongoing emissions in an attempt to improve price volatility and exclude speculators. 

Web3 is pushing from several angles to make creators less dependent on platforms, and expanding the way creators can generate upfront financing would be a key way to do that.

-Tokenization: Protocol tokens, such as Filecoin, serve as an intra-protocol incentive scheme. By calibrating the incentives and how they align with the token, you can create a protocol just like BitTorrent where instead of merely hoping users do the right thing, you pay them to do the right thing. And instead of hoping users aren’t assholes, you c... See more

The long and short of it is that now, there’s a direct link between the token price and network volume. More volume creates more demand for the token. As the network grows, there will be more fees to buy more tokens from the open market.

There are two things I want to point out about this feedback loop. First is how much of the initial growth is driven by speculation. Because most tokens are programmed to be scarce, as interest in the protocol grows so does the price per token and thus the market cap of the network. Sometimes interest grows a lot faster than the supply of tokens an... See more

Andreessen, by contrast, is a crypto polyamorist. He thinks the blockchain should be used not just for Bitcoin but for any coin with a new idea behind it.